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In a dual set of papers published in Science last week, an international group of researchers presented an experiment which used relativistic time dilation to measure the curvature of spacetime. The ...

For years, physicists have worked towards the ability to directly measure Berry curvature. Often discussed as a “holy grail,” this observation has seemed impossible to make until now. Berry curvature ...

Heavy duty: Ultracold atoms could soon be making gravity anomaly maps like this one of Australia. (Courtesy: Australia Geoscience) The curvature of a gravitational field across a distance of about 1 m ...

Experimental physicist Sheila Rowan works with laser beams and suspended mirrors to sharpen detection of collapsing stars and other celestial events. As an experimental physicist, I like doing things ...

In 1797, English scientist Henry Cavendish measured the strength of gravity with a contraption made of lead spheres, wooden rods and wire. In the 21st century, scientists are doing something very ...

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